After releasing a self produced mini CD-r and a split EP with Penjaga Insaf the Italian dark ambient project, Vestigial is releasing through Cold Meat Industry its first full length album titled TRANSLUCENT COMMUNION. Thanks to the beautiful six panels digipack package (designed by Vestigial himself), you'll be able to start to experience Vestigial inner world. Evoking different kind of cultures and painting shades of a decaying world, the images are a perfect visual counterpart to the six tracks contained into the album. Based on light subtle melodies, few percussion parts, humming sounds, hisses, organ sounds, sampled vocals and synth pads the album creates an oneiric effect where titles like "Anthropic Uncreation", "The Coming", "The Geometry", "The Void", "Primordial Communication" and "Anthropic Resonance" make you think of a plan or of a presence of a re-creation process after the fall of the modern society. We'll try to discover something more into the upcoming CHAIN D.L.K. interview to Vestigial.

Stockholm, Sweden own Waves Under Water (formerly known as Hopscotch) gives us an ep containing of four beautiful tracks that's made to played in the time of autumn and winter. The songs are delivered in a darkwave and electronic form. Vocalist, Angelica Segerback, sings with an enchanting and mellow feel. Like a mother singing a lullaby to her baby to sleep. Johan Svardshammar handles the songwriting and instruments playing. All four tracks are emotionally bliss out with a haunting and powerful melodies. Lush synths layers and electro beats with bass and guitar used in the compositions as well. Johan plays the bass with an sickle. Precisely it can be done. We all have seen Jimmy Page played the guitar with an cello and violin bow. It takes a genius to think of something to combine something that may not make any sense to a person. Perfectly, the tracks are a club and dance waltz in a formal feel of romanticism. We are awash in a bright atmosphere and mind state by the cause of nature, dreams, religion and emotions. The "Winter Garden" ep brush out a snowy and cold landscape. Credit the Swedish duo for showing interest in their hard work to entice the listeners. Remarkably soothing, touching, consistent exploration of modern life. Waves Under Water is the next big thing in the gothic and electronic movement.

Track Listings:

1. Winter Garden
2. Thirsty
3. My Cup
4. I Am The Ocean

Gathering 17 bands of its roster and having 13 unreleased tracks, FAIRY WORLD 4 is the new Prikosnovenie compilation. Contained into a deluxe 20 pages color A5 booklet (containing artistic drawings and bands presentations) the CD offers a good view of what the label has to offer and also an indication of where it's heading. By reading the booklet there's a news about the label, they created four different divisions, each one dedicated to a kind of sound. Solaris is for the lovers of female heavenly voices and world music. Lunae gathers dark, melancholic, and romantic bands. Supernove is for the ones who like electro, pop, ethno and rock. Mandalia is for the relaxation and zen sounds. If you know only few of their bands of if you want to have a deeper view of what Prikosnovenie offer is, this budget compilation (it costs only 6.90 p+p included) is a good starting point.

At last, the debut album by Keith Canisius, Rumskib's mastermind. Last year's Rumskib debut was without a doubt the most exciting record I have heard in a long while from the new generation of shoegazers, the so-called nu-gaze. The music on "Ferris Wheel Makeout" doesn't wedge so deep into extreme and abstract territories as with Rumskib. Here Keith sings and plays drum machines, synths and electronics with the only help of his friend Jonas Munk AKA Manual. The first song here is "The Sea Me, Feel Me" - (here in a different version from the one present on the "Little Darla Has a Treat for You V. 25") and it is a visceral composition with lots of hidden melodies (again Cocteau Twins must be a heavy influence on Keith's music). The overall beauty of this album overcomes some horrible IDM patterns on some tracks (yes, I can't stand even the slightest traces of Intelligent Dance Music anymore... my problem). Way less head than heart, this album contains some deep romantic moments. Great.
( cd release by Quince Records - digital release by Darla Records )

Stirner is the harsh noise project of Tony Mulder of the Netherlands. Incubator of Hate is one of many releases currently available from this artist. Incubator of Hate is a four track release, two tracks are only approximately two minutes of length, and two are approximately 20 minutes long.

Incubator of Hate is brutal and painful from the very first second. High-pitched drones tear through the foreground, digging into the listener’s brain and causing what feels like a temporary form of brain damage. Warring distorted factions of aggravated noise argue and toil menacingly in the background. Throughout the album the high-pitched drones and distorted factions battle for attention, both either jumping forth or dropping out randomly, only to be replaced by other, more aggressive twists with each movement.

To say the least, this album is made for fans of noise. On that note, this is a great taste of what underground noise should be. Incubator of Hate lives up to its name. There were times that I was convinced that the noise really did not like me as a person, and was looking for a way to cause me harm. Good stuff.